A drunk man has been bitten on the leg after trying to ride a five-metre saltwater croc named Fatso.

The man, who had earlier been turfed out of a Broome tavern for being drunk, told police he climbed into Fatso’s enclosure at a local crocodile park because he wanted to give him a pat.

“He made his way into the crocodile park and then climbed into the compound with a large, male five-metre saltwater croc named Fatso,” Sergeant Roger Haynes said.

“He has attempted to sit on its back and the croc has taken offence to that and has spun around and bit him on the right leg.

“For an unknown reason, the crocodile has let him go and he’s managed to scale the fence and exit the park.”

He made his way back to the nearby tavern to get help.

He aint no Steve Irwin.